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anastasiaadamov's review
3.0
It took me a while to finish this one. It started off fuzzy but once I got the hang of quirky dialogue and characters I used to love I'm hoping to got trough the rest real soon.
kandicez's review against another edition
4.0
Great story, which is exactly what I have come to expect from Willingham. I was surprised by Denham's art. It was gorgeous! His depictions of each of the characters was spot on, especially in the cases of Ilyria, Connor and Spike. They were almost as good as photographs, but better because what drawing isn't? It took me a very long time to "read" this because I was enamored with the art.
I could have done without the Eddie story tacked on at the end. I don't care for Eddie and would have preferred more about the characters I do like, but again, the art was amazing. That blue devil was simply mesmerizing.
I haven't read past this, but will definitely be on the look out for the rest of the series. I don't know why I was surprised since the Buffy comics never disappoint and Whedon is very careful about who he allows to touch his darlings. I'm so very glad he is.
I could have done without the Eddie story tacked on at the end. I don't care for Eddie and would have preferred more about the characters I do like, but again, the art was amazing. That blue devil was simply mesmerizing.
I haven't read past this, but will definitely be on the look out for the rest of the series. I don't know why I was surprised since the Buffy comics never disappoint and Whedon is very careful about who he allows to touch his darlings. I'm so very glad he is.
valentint's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this story! Different and creative. Bill Willingham is an excellent writer. Though he should have read the times and abandoned the term ‰ЫПgypsies‰Ыќ.
And when Illyria talks ‰ЫПmoral compass‰Ыќ the implications are far-reaching! Some extremely heavy philosophy and I‰ЫЄm here for it! How do we act as the ‰ЫПmoral compass‰Ыќ for other people? That seems wrong - but then Illyria says that‰ЫЄs what parenting is all about. It‰ЫЄs what law is all about. And it‰ЫЄs what everyone in the Buffyverse practices when they decide whether or not to let demons live and thrive. Are they good? Or, do they meet OUR standards for being good?? This has huge implications for life, religion, philosophy, and how we all conduct ourselves as a culture. Do we let each person determine their own morality? We can see in this capitalist colonialist environment, that doesn't work!
And when Eddie says ‰ЫПYou have no idea what you‰ЫЄre dealing with‰Ы_but you will.‰Ыќ it reminds me of Hendrix‰ЫЄs Are You Experienced - ‰ЫПMaybe now you can't hear them, but you will.‰Ыќ
And when Illyria talks ‰ЫПmoral compass‰Ыќ the implications are far-reaching! Some extremely heavy philosophy and I‰ЫЄm here for it! How do we act as the ‰ЫПmoral compass‰Ыќ for other people? That seems wrong - but then Illyria says that‰ЫЄs what parenting is all about. It‰ЫЄs what law is all about. And it‰ЫЄs what everyone in the Buffyverse practices when they decide whether or not to let demons live and thrive. Are they good? Or, do they meet OUR standards for being good?? This has huge implications for life, religion, philosophy, and how we all conduct ourselves as a culture. Do we let each person determine their own morality? We can see in this capitalist colonialist environment, that doesn't work!
And when Eddie says ‰ЫПYou have no idea what you‰ЫЄre dealing with‰Ы_but you will.‰Ыќ it reminds me of Hendrix‰ЫЄs Are You Experienced - ‰ЫПMaybe now you can't hear them, but you will.‰Ыќ
daration12's review against another edition
3.0
it was nice to see some of my favorites post- finale, but the whole thing felt relatively incongruent. maybe I need to read more but the first installment left a little to be be desired as far as story arc.
love_booksforlife's review against another edition
3.0
Moving into the new and final Angel series I was enjoying and not enjoying the story at the same time. There were a few funny bits and it was good to see everyone all back together but I'm not the biggest Connor fan and he was very much feint and center the whole time. There were also some weird things that happens that dissent quite match up with the show.
vylotte's review against another edition
3.0
Life goes on after LA returns from Hell, only things are a lot different now that Angel is a celebrity. Mostly dealing with the fallout from everyone's actions while they were in hell, a reality that was reset as if nothing happened, only the memories remain.
keu482's review against another edition
4.0
Wasn't thrilled with this one, the story was kind of obvious from the beginning.
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